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Light & Wonder, Inc. Shs Chess Depository Interests Repr 1 Sh (AU:LNW)
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Neutral 55 (OpenAI - 5.2)
Rating:55Neutral
Price Target:
AU$132.00
▲(8.64% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/08/26
The score is primarily supported by strong operating profitability and improving recent cash generation, but is pulled down by materially higher leverage and a very weak technical setup (below key moving averages with negative momentum indicators). Valuation contributes a modest drag due to a negative P/E and no dividend yield data.
Positive Factors
High operating and EBITDA margins
Sustained gross margins around 70% and EBITDA margins in the low-30s indicate durable pricing power and scale economics across hardware, content and systems. High structural margins support cash generation, reinvestment in content and resilience to cyclical demand shifts.
Negative Factors
Materially higher leverage
Debt-to-equity jumping to ~21x from ~6x sharply raises financial risk. Elevated leverage increases interest burden, reduces flexibility for capex or M&A, and heightens vulnerability to revenue or margin shocks, making the business more sensitive to macro or sector downturns.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
High operating and EBITDA margins
Sustained gross margins around 70% and EBITDA margins in the low-30s indicate durable pricing power and scale economics across hardware, content and systems. High structural margins support cash generation, reinvestment in content and resilience to cyclical demand shifts.
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Light & Wonder, Inc. Shs Chess Depository Interests Repr 1 Sh (LNW) vs. iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA)

Light & Wonder, Inc. Shs Chess Depository Interests Repr 1 Sh Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company Description
Light & Wonder, Inc. operates as a prominent global entertainment technology provider, specializing in cross-platform games. Its operations are organized into three distinct segments: Gaming, SciPlay, and iGaming. The Gaming segment offers a compr...
How the Company Makes Money
Light & Wonder primarily makes money by selling, leasing, and servicing gaming equipment and by monetizing game content across both physical casinos and digital channels. Key revenue streams typically include: (1) Sales of gaming machines and rela...

Light & Wonder, Inc. Shs Chess Depository Interests Repr 1 Sh Earnings Call Summary

Earnings Call Date:Feb 24, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:Aug 04, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presented a predominantly positive operational and financial story: strong recurring revenue growth, record unit shipments, broad-based AEBITDA and margin expansion, robust cash generation, successful Grover integration and active capital returns. Key risks and near-term headwinds were acknowledged, including significant one-time legal and transition charges that depressed GAAP earnings in the quarter, SciPlay's Jackpot Party underperformance that requires UA reinvestment to fully recover, and an adverse U.K. tax change beginning Q2 2026. Balance sheet leverage and higher interest expense from the Grover acquisition are manageable but noteworthy. On balance, operational momentum and margin/cash-flow improvements outweigh the discrete charges and isolated business challenges.
Positive Updates
Consolidated Revenue and AEBITDA Growth
Q4 consolidated revenue of $891M, up 12% year-over-year; full-year consolidated revenue of $3.3B, up 4% versus 2024. Q4 consolidated AEBITDA of $405M, up 29% year-over-year, and full-year AEBITDA of $1.44B (16% growth vs. 2024).
Negative Updates
Quarterly Net Loss and One-Time Charges
Reported a Q4 net loss of $15M reflecting a $128M settlement and other charges (~$49M) including contingent acquisition fair value adjustment and ASX transition costs; full-year net income declined ~18% YoY, impacted by $219M of restructuring and other charges.
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Q4-2025 Updates
Negative
Consolidated Revenue and AEBITDA Growth
Q4 consolidated revenue of $891M, up 12% year-over-year; full-year consolidated revenue of $3.3B, up 4% versus 2024. Q4 consolidated AEBITDA of $405M, up 29% year-over-year, and full-year AEBITDA of $1.44B (16% growth vs. 2024).
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Company Guidance
The company reiterated its long‑term 2028 targets of $2.0 billion consolidated AEBITDA and EPSa > $10.55, and guided that 2026 should deliver another year of strong adjusted NPATA and EPSa growth with a broadly similar earnings shape to 2025; key modeling metrics include expected North American premium net installs of >500 units per quarter and continued net installed‑base growth (including Grover), gaming AEBITDA margin around 50% in Q1 (with tariff headwinds of mid‑ to high‑single‑digit millions per quarter), SciPlay DTC penetration moving toward its 30% 2028 target (25% in Q4), combined R&D+CapEx targeted at ~17% of consolidated revenue, an expected effective tax rate of 22–24%, and organic deleveraging through 2026 from 3.4x year‑end net leverage toward the lower end of a 2.5–3.5x range; capital‑allocation guidance included continued opportunistic buybacks after returning $1.9 billion since 2022 ( $877 million repurchased in 2025, $500 million in Q4, 78% of the $1.5 billion program), available liquidity of $927 million, principal debt of $5.2 billion (term loan repriced to 2% margin on $2.1 billion for ~$5 million annual savings), and continued focus on sustaining improved cash conversion (Q4 conversion ~43% of AEBITDA and 109% of NPATA; full‑year FCF conversion 31% of AEBITDA and 80% of adjusted NPATA).

Light & Wonder, Inc. Shs Chess Depository Interests Repr 1 Sh Financial Statement Overview

Summary
Operating performance is solid with strong gross (~70%+) and EBITDA (~31–34%) margins and revenue growth over 2023–2025, plus improving recent operating/free cash flow. The key offset is elevated financial risk from a materially weaker balance sheet in 2025 (debt up sharply, equity down, ~21x debt-to-equity), and some historical volatility in net results and cash flow.
Income Statement
74
Positive
Balance Sheet
34
Negative
Cash Flow
69
Positive
BreakdownDec 2025Dec 2024Dec 2023Dec 2022
Income Statement
Total Revenue3.31B3.19B2.90B2.51B
Gross Profit2.43B2.26B2.03B1.77B
EBITDA1.08B1.07B898.00M584.00M
Net Income276.00M336.00M163.00M3.67B
Balance Sheet
Total Assets6.46B5.42B5.55B6.01B
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments167.00M196.00M425.00M914.00M
Total Debt5.21B3.92B3.93B3.95B
Total Liabilities6.22B4.79B4.79B4.85B
Stockholders Equity245.00M636.00M765.00M990.00M
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow484.00M338.00M348.00M-597.00M
Operating Cash Flow794.00M632.00M590.00M-381.00M
Investing Cash Flow-1.17B-258.00M-251.00M6.12B
Financing Cash Flow321.00M-577.00M-788.00M-5.46B

Light & Wonder, Inc. Shs Chess Depository Interests Repr 1 Sh Risk Analysis

Light & Wonder, Inc. Shs Chess Depository Interests Repr 1 Sh disclosed 51 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Light & Wonder, Inc. Shs Chess Depository Interests Repr 1 Sh reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks

Light & Wonder, Inc. Shs Chess Depository Interests Repr 1 Sh Peers Comparison

Overall Rating
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Financial Indicators
Name
Overall Rating
Market Cap
P/E Ratio
ROE
Dividend Yield
Revenue Growth
EPS Growth
75
Outperform
AU$32.97B22.4923.15%1.60%-1.22%10.79%
69
Neutral
AU$2.01B58.962.62%2.01%5.46%
62
Neutral
AU$12.38B34.22109.80%3.16%-2.78%-2.45%
61
Neutral
$18.38B12.79-2.54%3.03%1.52%-15.83%
55
Neutral
AU$10.10B24.2348.21%2.53%-23.09%
54
Neutral
AU$510.24M-26.59-5.62%18.81%10.12%-163.44%
45
Neutral
AU$178.00M-4.50-22.97%51.36%76.07%
* Consumer Cyclical Sector Average
Performance Comparison
Ticker
Company Name
Price
Change
% Change
AU:LNW
Light & Wonder, Inc. Shs Chess Depository Interests Repr 1 Sh
128.34
-0.16
-0.12%
AU:AGI
Ainsworth Game Technology
1.52
0.60
65.57%
AU:ALL
Aristocrat Leisure
54.95
-9.33
-14.51%
AU:TAH
Tabcorp Holdings Limited
0.88
0.19
27.18%
AU:BBT
BlueBet Holdings Ltd.
0.17
-0.12
-41.38%
AU:TLC
Lottery Corporation Limited
5.56
0.46
9.08%

Light & Wonder, Inc. Shs Chess Depository Interests Repr 1 Sh Corporate Events

Light & Wonder Reports Daily Progress in Ongoing On‑Market Buy‑Back
Jun 18, 2026
Light Wonder has reported a daily update to its on‑market share buy‑back for its CHESS Depositary Interests, continuing a capital management program first notified in December 2025. The company disclosed that it has repurchased a cumu...
Light & Wonder updates director equity holdings under annual compensation plan
Jun 18, 2026
Light Wonder, Inc. has disclosed a change in the equity interests of director Virginia Eileen Shanks, reflecting routine adjustments tied to the company’s equity-based compensation program. Following the vesting of previously granted restri...
Light & Wonder updates director equity holdings after RSU vesting and grant
Jun 18, 2026
Light Wonder disclosed a change in director Stephen William Morro’s holdings following the vesting of previously granted restricted stock units and the award of new equity as part of his annual director compensation. After 2,391 RSUs vested...
Light & Wonder updates ASX on director Hamish McLennan’s expanded equity stake
Jun 18, 2026
Light Wonder, Inc. has disclosed a change in director Hamish Roy McLennan’s holdings, following the vesting of previously granted restricted stock units and the award of new equity as part of his annual director compensation. After the tran...
Light & Wonder updates director equity holdings after RSU vesting and grant
Jun 18, 2026
Light Wonder has disclosed a change in director Michael Francis Marchetti’s securities holdings following the vesting and grant of restricted stock units tied to his annual director compensation. After the transaction on 11 June 2026, March...
Light & Wonder Director Adjusts Equity Stake and Delegates Insider Filing Authority
Jun 18, 2026
Light Wonder director Jamie Odell exercised 135,000 stock options tied to CHESS Depositary Interests and converted them into common stock, while simultaneously selling and withholding a portion of the resulting holdings to cover the exercise pric...
Light & Wonder director Korsanos exercises options and streamlines filing authority
Jun 18, 2026
Light Wonder director and officer Antonia Korsanos exercised 135,000 stock options, converting them into common stock represented by CHESS Depositary Interests on the Australian Securities Exchange and subsequently selling a portion to cover tax ...
Light & Wonder Updates ASX on Progress of On‑Market CDI Buy‑Back
Jun 17, 2026
Light Wonder, Inc. has provided an updated notification to the ASX regarding its on‑market share buy‑back of CHESS Depositary Interests, each representing one underlying share. The latest filing confirms the program’s ongoing ex...
Light & Wonder director boosts net equity stake after option exercise
Jun 16, 2026
Light Wonder, Inc. disclosed a change in director Antonia Korsanos’ holdings following the cashless exercise of 135,000 vested options, which generated 81,252 new shares, and the on-market sale of 30,000 shares to cover associated tax oblig...
Light & Wonder Director Boosts Shareholding Through Option Exercise
Jun 16, 2026
Light Wonder, Inc. disclosed a change in director Jamie Ronald Odell’s interests following the cashless exercise of 135,000 vested options, which resulted in the acquisition of 81,252 common shares. Odell then sold 30,000 shares on market a...
Light & Wonder updates ASX on ongoing on-market share buy-back
Jun 9, 2026
Light Wonder Inc., a gaming and entertainment technology provider listed on the ASX via 1:1 CHESS Depositary Interests, continues to use share buy-backs as part of its capital management strategy. The company’s securities trade under the ti...
Light & Wonder Continues On-Market Buy-Back of ASX CDIs
Jun 4, 2026
Light Wonder, Inc. has reported an update on its on-market share buy-back of CHESS Depositary Interests on the ASX, confirming that a total of 1,946,557 securities had been repurchased before the most recent trading day. The company disclosed tha...
Light & Wonder Reports Ongoing On-Market Buy-Back of ASX CDIs
Jun 3, 2026
Light Wonder Inc., which offers its shares to Australian investors via CHESS Depositary Interests on the ASX under ticker LNW, operates as a publicly listed entity in the gaming sector and uses buy-backs as part of its capital management strategy...
Light & Wonder Issues Daily Update on Ongoing On-Market Buy-Back
Jun 1, 2026
Light Wonder Inc. has provided an updated notification to the ASX regarding its ongoing on-market share buy-back for CHESS Depositary Interests, maintaining its capital management strategy. The company reported that a total of 1,847,245 securitie...
Light & Wonder Files 2025 Conflict Minerals Disclosure Report
Jun 1, 2026
Light Wonder, Inc. has filed a Specialized Disclosure Report on Form SD with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, covering its use of conflict minerals for the 2025 reporting period. The filing indicates that the company has prepared a Co...
Light & Wonder Sets Rules for ASX CDI Holders Ahead of Virtual AGM
Jun 1, 2026
Light Wonder, Inc. has outlined how holders of its CHESS Depositary Interests on the ASX can participate in its upcoming virtual Annual Meeting of Stockholders scheduled for June 11, 2026 AEST. The company explains that each CDI represents a bene...
Light & Wonder Continues On-Market Buy-Back of ASX Chess Depositary Interests
May 31, 2026
Light Wonder has reported the latest activity under its ongoing on-market share buy-back program for its CHESS Depositary Interests on the ASX, disclosing that a total of 1,753,411 securities had been repurchased prior to the most recent trading ...
Light & Wonder Extends On-Market Buy-Back of ASX CHESS Depositary Interests
May 28, 2026
Light Wonder Inc., a gaming and entertainment company whose CHESS Depositary Interests trade on the ASX under code LNW, offers investors 1:1 exposure to its underlying shares and participates in the global gaming technology sector. The company ha...
Light & Wonder Issues New Performance Restricted Stock Units Under Incentive Plan
May 27, 2026
Light Wonder Inc. has notified the ASX of the issue of 54,328 unquoted performance restricted stock units under its employee incentive scheme. The securities, carrying the code LNWAI, were issued on 22 May 2026 and are subject to transfer restric...
Light & Wonder Updates ASX on Ongoing On‑Market Buy‑Back
May 27, 2026
Light Wonder, Inc. has provided an updated notification to the ASX on its ongoing on‑market share buy‑back of CHESS Depositary Interests, confirming that a total of 1,639,358 securities had been repurchased prior to the latest reporti...
Light & Wonder Grants Performance-Based RSUs to Gaming CEO
May 27, 2026
Light Wonder, Inc. disclosed that Siobhan Lane, its senior vice president and CEO of Gaming, received a grant of 12,073 restricted stock units, each convertible into one share of common stock. The award aligns Lane’s compensation with share...
Light & Wonder Grants Performance-Based Stock Units to CFO
May 27, 2026
Light Wonder, Inc. disclosed a change in beneficial ownership involving its executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer, Oliver Chow. A grant of 12,073 restricted stock units was reported, aligning executive compensation with ...
Light & Wonder CEO Receives Performance-Based Restricted Stock Grant
May 27, 2026
Light Wonder president and CEO Matthew R. Wilson has been granted 30,182 restricted stock units, each convertible into one share of common stock, according to a recent insider ownership filing. The award is structured as a performance-based incen...
Light & Wonder boosts director’s performance-based equity holding
May 27, 2026
Light Wonder, Inc. has disclosed a change in the interests of director Matthew Richard Wilson following an allocation of performance restricted stock units under the company’s Amended and Restated 2003 Incentive Compensation Plan. Wilson re...
Light & Wonder Reports Daily Progress on ASX On‑Market Buy‑Back
May 26, 2026
Light Wonder, Inc., whose CHESS Depositary Interests trade on the ASX under the ticker LNW on a 1:1 basis with its underlying shares, continues to give Australian investors access to its U.S.-based gaming and entertainment technology business thr...
Light & Wonder Reports Daily Progress in On-Market Buy-Back
May 24, 2026
Light Wonder Inc. has provided an updated notification to the ASX on its ongoing on-market share buy-back of CHESS Depositary Interests. The company reported that a total of 1,505,272 securities had been repurchased before the previous trading da...
Light & Wonder Continues On-Market Buy-Back of ASX Chess Depositary Interests
May 21, 2026
Light Wonder, Inc., whose CHESS Depositary Interests trade on the ASX under ticker LNW, is a gaming and entertainment business offering gaming technology and content to investors via 1:1 depositary interests. The company’s structure allows ...
Light & Wonder updates market on ongoing on‑market buy‑back
May 12, 2026
Light Wonder Inc. has provided an updated notification to the ASX regarding its ongoing on-market share buy-back program for its CHESS Depositary Interests, trading under the code LNW. The company reported that it had repurchased a cumulative tot...
Light & Wonder Updates Market on Progress of On-Market Buy-Back
May 11, 2026
Light Wonder Inc. has provided an updated notification to the ASX on its ongoing on-market buy-back of CHESS Depositary Interests, confirming that a total of 1,078,902 securities had been repurchased prior to the latest reporting date, with a fur...
Light & Wonder Updates Market on Progress of Ongoing Share Buy‑Back
May 10, 2026
Light Wonder has provided an updated notification to the ASX regarding its ongoing on‑market share buy‑back of CHESS Depositary Interests under code LNW. The filing shows a cumulative 1,034,223 securities repurchased prior to the late...
Light & Wonder Confirms Filing Status and Share Count in Latest Quarterly Report
May 6, 2026
Light Wonder, Inc. has filed its quarterly report for the period ended March 31, 2026, confirming it remains current with U.S. securities reporting requirements and has been subject to these obligations for the past 90 days. The company, classifi...
Light & Wonder to Furnish Q1 2026 Results With GAAP and non-GAAP Metrics
May 6, 2026
Light Wonder, Inc. said it will release a press announcement on May 6, 2026 detailing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, which will also be discussed during its earnings call. The company noted that the release will prese...
Fine Capital Trims and Redistributes Stake in Light & Wonder
May 4, 2026
Institutional investor Fine Capital Partners, L.P., a more than 10% owner of Light Wonder, Inc., reported changes in its beneficial ownership of the company’s common stock. The firm and its related entities manage and hold the shares throug...
Fine Capital Discloses Major Stake in Light & Wonder
May 4, 2026
Fine Capital Partners, L.P. and related entities have disclosed an initial beneficial ownership position in Light Wonder, Inc., reporting indirect control over 7,848,992 common shares held through private funds, as well as 13,000 shares held dire...
Vanguard Discloses 5.69% Stake in Light & Wonder
May 4, 2026
Vanguard Capital Management and certain of its affiliated entities have disclosed a significant beneficial ownership stake in Light Wonder Inc., reporting control over a total of 4,566,853 shares of the company’s common stock and related de...
Light & Wonder Files Updated ASX Corporate Governance Statement and Appendix 4G
May 1, 2026
Light Wonder has lodged its updated corporate governance statement for the financial year ending 31 December 2025, confirming that the document is current as of that date and has been approved by the board. The company has also filed the accompan...
Light & Wonder Sets Virtual 2026 Annual Meeting, Opens Proxy Voting Access
Apr 30, 2026
Light Wonder, Inc. has notified its stockholders of the availability of proxy materials and voting instructions for its 2026 Annual Meeting, scheduled to be held virtually on June 10, 2026. Investors are encouraged to review the proxy statement a...
Light & Wonder Faces Australian Class Action Over Dragon Train Disclosures
Apr 23, 2026
Light Wonder has been hit with a shareholder class action in the Supreme Court of Victoria, alleging that its representations about the performance or prospects of its Dragon Train game were made without reasonable grounds. The claim covers inves...
Light & Wonder Sets Online 2026 AGM, Details Governance and Pay Votes
Apr 20, 2026
Light Wonder has scheduled its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders for June 10 in the U.S., to be held exclusively online via live webcast, with eligible securityholders determined by an April 14 record date. The company has lodged a preliminary ...
Light & Wonder Reports Lapse of Equity Incentive Securities
Apr 16, 2026
Light Wonder Inc. has notified the market of the lapse of a total of 124,325 restricted and performance restricted stock units, which ceased on 31 March 2026 because the conditions attached to these equity awards were not met or became incapable ...
Light & Wonder Issues New Unquoted Restricted Stock Units Under Incentive Plan
Apr 16, 2026
Light Wonder Inc. has notified the market of the issuance of unquoted equity securities under its employee incentive schemes. The company will issue 118,600 performance restricted stock units and 1,211,191 restricted stock units, both dated March...
Light & Wonder Seeks ASX Quotation for Additional CDIs
Mar 30, 2026
Light Wonder Inc. has applied for quotation on the ASX of 1,421 additional CHESS Depositary Interests, each representing one underlying share, with an issue date of 31 March 2026. The modest increase in quoted CDIs reflects ongoing conversions or...
Light & Wonder CEO Boosts Equity Stake as RSUs Vest
Mar 25, 2026
Light Wonder President and CEO Matthew R. Wilson reported multiple vesting events of restricted stock units that converted into common stock CDIs on March 20, 2026. The transactions included both time-based and performance-based RSU awards, with ...
Light & Wonder Gaming Chief Reports Vesting of Equity Awards
Mar 25, 2026
Light Wonder disclosed changes in the beneficial ownership of stock by Siobhan Lane, its senior vice president and CEO of Gaming, following the vesting of multiple tranches of restricted stock units. The transactions, reported as exercises and re...
Light & Wonder Executive Updates Stake After Vesting of Equity Awards
Mar 25, 2026
Light Wonder senior vice president and chief accounting officer Vanja Kalabic reported changes in her beneficial ownership tied to the vesting of restricted stock units and related equity transactions. The filing shows portions of previous stock ...
Light & Wonder CFO Boosts Stake After Full Vesting of Equity Awards
Mar 25, 2026
Light Wonder disclosed changes in equity holdings of Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Oliver Chow following the vesting of several tranches of restricted stock units tied to his compensation. The transactions, settl...
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